The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
"A Chinese peasant survives periods of hardship and becomes a wealthy and powerful landowner." ?... novel tells a simple and moving story that has great emotional impact on readers, through language that is clear, elegant, and beautiful. Wang Lung's efforts to achieve security and happiness for his family become an overwhelming concern with wealth and power... ultimately leads to that family's decadence and unhappiness....." If we end up reading "The Good Earth" I have a guide for it which lists out the characters, plot summary etc.
